Valve



. '2, 1941. :w. BRACKMANN VALVE Filed May 11, 1940 FIG.2

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INVENTOR WI'LLEM BRACKMANN ATTYS.

Patented Dec. 2 :1941

Willem Brackmann,

signor to N. V.

VALVE Haarlem, Netherlands, as- Bnrean voor Economische Stoomprodnctie. Rotterdam, *Netherlamil, a. company or the Netherlands 1940, semi marten In the Netherlands May'12, 1939 '1 Claims. (01'. 251-26) The invention relates to a valve-mechanism,.in

Application May 11,

whichtbevalve body can be brought into the opened or closed position not only by means of rotation (by a hand-wheel ,or the like) of a screw spindle or nut member connected to the valve body, but also by means of a secondary device, such as a lever.

be distance-controlled e. g. by A of a cable, or electrically, hydraulically, pneumatically etc. V

Valves of this type are usual for shutting-off tanks or bilge-conduits on board a ship. It is namely often necessary e. g. in order to increase safety, to permit valves of the kind'referred to points at some'dis-- to be operated from certain ta'nce away from the valve, e. g. on deck or the bridge of a ship, irrespective of the position of the primary or main operation members (handwheel or the like) and independently there-'- from? Thevalve must be adapted moreover, to be rapidly openedor' shutindependently of the position of the valve at that moment." r r An objectof a mechanism which is simple and firm in its construction and reliable in operation and which can easily be operated by hand or by mechanical meansalso from a distant spot, such as by a cable, a Bo'wden wirera chain or the like or by hydraulics-l, electrical or pneuma'tical meang.

' In the valve mechanism according to the pr$ ent invention the valve body is moved toand hen device and secondary means are provided for moving said valve body independently of the normal screw motion device. Said secondary means are adapted to be operated by distant contro'lv and the part of the screw motion device, which must be stationary for normal operation of the mechanism is movable in the axial direction of. the screw members; it is held, however,' against axial movement by the pawl device,

which forms part or the said secondary means,

This secondary device mayv the intermediary the invention is the provision of I position.

the valve body (a conical disc) is in the open position.

Fig. 1a shows a detail part.

Fig. 2 shows the device illustrated in Fig. 1 afteran initial movement of the lever constituting the secondary operative member, with the result that the valve body under the influence of a spring has been brought into theclosed view of another detaflpar t Fig. 2a is a top Fig. 3 shows the position of the valve body after being opened again by further movement of thelever in the directionof its initial movementl drawing the valve body or member fl is formed by a conical disc, which in the position ilIus-' trated in Fig-.1 is lifted from its seat Zby rotation of the hand-wheel 3, together with the screw spindle 4, carrying the valve body i into a higher position. The screw spindle 4 is engaged in a nut member 5, provided with corresponding inner screw thread and mountedjor sliding from its seat by means of a normal screw moprojections which comprise apivotable lever for moving the valve body independently of the normal screw motion'device. This lever in its normal position locks the pawl device in the position, in which the movement in the direction of the axis of the screw spindle along a guiding plane'22 of? frame 6, which is attached to or forms part of the cover-plate 1.; A lever 9, to which it will be referred later on, is pivotably connected at 8 to the frame 6. The valvebody I is operable under the influence of a helical compression spring it, which is capable of moving it into the closed position (videFig'. 2). The movement of the member 5 in the direction ofthe axis of the screw spindle isprevented in the position illustrated in Fig. 1 by a pawl I I, which is pivotably supportedat l2 by means of l3 on the cover-plate' l and which is preferably double-headed at I6. Thinwardlv extendingteeth M of the pawl catch in recesses I5 of corresponding form (Fig. 2)- of the nut member 5; The upper and lower inclined faces ,of the teeth 06 of the pawl H are formed at-an angle which is larger than the angle of friction between nut member and. pawl, so that the pawl as soon as it is not retained by the lever! any longer will flap back into the position .shown in Figs. 2 and 3. v

' To make it more sure that the pawl I I will fall back at any event, when the lever -9 is drawn away, thus e. g. also when movement of the pawl H would be hindered by dirt, rust or foreign matters e. g. in the fulcrum, a projection 24 is provided on the lever 9, which if necessary positively pushes the pawl l I out of its lockin; position.

In order to ensure that thepawl u will be r In the constructionalfornni lw r i in the I brought in its inoperative position under all circumstances when the lever 9 is drawn away, said lever is provided with a projection, adapted to engage with the pawl device. Thi projection may bring the pawl member out of its locking position.

In the position illustrated in- Fig. 1 a sliding movement of the nut member in the direction of the axis is not possible, the said member 5 being held against movement by the pawl ll, so that when the hand-wheel 3 is rotated the valve body l is moved together with the screw spindle in the sense to or from its seat 2.

The pawl i! is provided with a cam it, which is retained by the lever ii in the position illustrated in Fig. l by means of an extending nose H on the latter; consequently the pawl H is retained in this position as long as the lever 9 (under the influence of its own weightl holds the pawl H by means of the nose I! engaging the cam it.

As it appears from Fig. 1a the lever 9 is forked. Both legs it of the fork so formed extend sideways of the screw spindle i. These legs it are provided with holes l9, through which the shaft or bolt ii is passed, which is supported by the frame 6.

On the screw spindle at some distance only from the top a ring 20 i attached. This ring 2 acts as an abutment for the lever 9 (Figs. 2 and 3). If the lever 9 is swung from the position i1- lustrated in Fig. 2 further upwardly (in the direction of the arrow), it will abut against the ring 20 and consequgl tlythgspindle 4 will be udrawn upwardly ffito the position shown" in Fig.3.

The free end of the lever 9 is provided with an eye 2! for attaching to it the end of a Bowden or other wire, a chain or other drawing or operating member to permit distance-control.

The working of the valve is explained hereinafter. 5 l

In the position shown in Fig. 1 the valve is opened, l. e. the valve body I is clear from the seat 2. Operation, 1. e. moving the valve body up and down by rotation of the handwheel 3 is possible without any restriction from the side of the secondary device. The valve may thus be brought if desired into the open or closed,position as well, as the part 5, in which tlfi screw thread on the spindle 3 engages is held against movement by the pawl l I and therefore rotation of the screw spindle causes an axial displacement of itself and thereby of the valve disc I.

If for some reason it should be necessary to have the valve closed very rapidly and immediately by distance-control from a distant spot, the lever B is pulled upwards by the drawing wire or the like, as a consequence whereof first the pawl H loses its support against the nose l1 (vide Fig. 1) and falls back into the horizontal position shown in Figs. 2 and 3. From this moment the part 5 is not locked by the pawl H any longer, so that the valve body I is free to be lowered under the influence of the spring I!) into the closed position. Together with the valve body l the screw spindle 4 and also the nut member 5 are moved down, the nut member 5 sliding with its flat side surface along the guiding plane 22 of the frame 6. In this way, fully independently of the hand-wheel 3 but by means of distant control which releases the pawl II, the valve is closed in the quickest possible way.

Further upward movement of the lever 9, how- 9 upon further movement in the same direction abuts against the ring pushing it in upward direction, together with the screw spindle 4 and valve body 5. The members mentioned will then take the position shown in Fig. 3, in which the valve is open. The lever 9 once being moved a rotative action on the hand-wheel 3 will remain without effect, as the nut member 5 is not locked then against a sliding movement any longer and rotation of the screw spindle 2 would therefore only cause axial displacement of this nut member 5.

After being used as an emergency-valve by means of the lever 9 the nut member 5 of the device is screwed upwards by simply rotating the hand-wheel into the position, in which the teeth of the pawl ii may re-engage the recesses in the nut member 5. Also the lever will be restored then into its original position and the valve can be operated again normally by the hand-Wheel 3.

As stated already in the above the lever 9 can be moved and operated in any desired manner, 'e. g. electrically, pneumatically, hydraulically etc. Essential is only that upon movement of the lever 9 from a distant point bothopening and closing of the valve body I, independently of the hand-wheel 3, will be enabled.

What I claim is:

1. A valve of the character described comprising a casing having a valve seat therein, a valve in said casing, a spring urging said valve onto its seat, a stem carrying said valve and having ever, causes the valve to be reopened, as the lever 7 a portion provided with screw threads, a nut member threadedly mounted on said stem, means for guiding said nut member for sliding movement relatively to the casing and axially of the stem and for retaining said nut member against rotary movement, releasable means for retaining said nut member in a fixed, non-sliding position, and means operable for releasing the retaining means to permit sliding of said nut member to enable the spring to seat the valve and further operable to displace the valve stem to retract the valve from its seat.

2. A valve of the character described comprising a casing having a valve seat therein,,a valve in said casing a spring urging said valve onto its seat a stem carrying said valve and having a portion provided with screw threads, a nut member threadedly mounted on said stem, means for guiding said nut member for sliding movement relatively to the casing and axially of the stem and for retaining said nut member against rotary movement, a pawl pivotally mounted on said casing and having a portion engaging the,

nut member to retain the latter in a fixed, nonsliding position, a lever pivotally mounted on said casing, means on said lever operable upon movement of the lever for displacing said pawl from retaining engagement with the nut member to permit axial displacement of the nut member and seating of the valve, and means carried by the lever and operable upon iurther movement of the lever to displace the valve stem axially to retract the valve from its seat.

3. A valve of the character described comprising a casing having a valve seat therein, a valve in said casing, a spring urging said valve onto its seat, a stem carrying said valve and having a portion provided with screw threads, a nut member threadedly mounted on said stem, means for guiding said nut member'for sliding move- 7 a said casing and having a portion engaging the nut member to retain the latter in a fixed, nonsliding position, a lever pivotally mounted on said casing, means on said lever operable upon movement of the lever for displacing said pawl from retaining engagement with the nut member to permit axial displacement of the nut member and seating of the valve, means carried by the lever and operable upon further .movement of the lever to displace the valve stem axially to retract the valve from its seat, said pawl and nut member having co-acting cam surfaces to shift the pawl out of engagement with the nut member upon axial movement of the nut member, and meanson said lever for releasably blocking shifting of the pawl.

4. A valve of the character described comprising a casing having a valve seat therein, a valve in said casing, a spring urging said valve onto its seat, a stem carrying said valve and having a portion provided with screw threads, a nut member threadedly mounted on said stem, means for guiding said nut member for sliding movement relatively to the casing and axially of the stem and for retaining said nut member against rotary movement, a pawl pivotally mounted on said casing and having a portion engaging the nut member to retain the latter in a fixed, non-sliding position, a lever pivotally mounted on said casing, means on said lever operable upon movement of the lever for displacing said pawl from retaining engagement with the nut member to permit axial displacement of the nut member and and operable upon further movement of the lever to displace the valve stem axially to retract the valve from its seat, said pawl and nut member having co-acting cam surfaces to shift the pawl out of engagement withthe nut member upon axial movement of the nut member, and means on said lever for releasably blocking shifting of the pawl, said pawl being pivoted *at a point between the valve seat and the point of a spring urging said valve onto itsseating of the valve, means carried by the lever and for retaining said nut member against rotary threadedly mounted on said stem, means for guiding said nut member for sliding movement relatively to the casing and axially of the stem and for retainingsaid nut member against rotary movement, a pawl pivotally mounted on said casing and having a portion, engaging the nut member to retain the latter in a fixed, non-sliding position, a lever pivotally mounted on said casing, means on said lever operable upon movement of the lever for displacing said pawl rrom portion retaining engagement with the nut member to permit axial displacement of the nut member and seating of the valve, means carried by the lever and operable upon further movement of the lever to displace the valve stem axially to retract the valve from its seat, said pawl and-nut member having co-acting cam surfaces to shift the pawl out of engagement with the nut member upon axial movement of the nut member, and means on said lever for releasably blocking shifting of the pawl, saidpawl being pivoted at a point between the valve seat and the point of maximum displacement of the nut member toward said seat and on an axis intersecting the axis of the valve stem,

6. A valve of the character described comprising a casing having a valve seat therein, a valve in said casing, a spring urging said valveonto its seat, a stem carrying said valve and having a portion provided with screw threads, a nut member threadedly mounted on said stem, means for guiding said nut member for sliding movement relatively to the casing and axially of the stem and for retaining said nut member against rotary movement, a pawl pivotally mounted on said casing and having a portion engaging the nut member to retain the latter in a fixed, non-sliding position, a leverpivotally mounted on said casing, meanson said lever operable upon movement of the lever for displacing said pawl from retaining engagement with the nut member to permit axial displacement of the nut member and seating of the valve, and means carried by the lever and operable upon further movement of the lever to displace the valve stem axially to retract the valve from its seat, said lever being carried by the guide for said nut member.

7. A valve of the character described comprising a casing having a valve seat therein, a valve in said casing, a spring urging said valve onto its seat, a stem carrying said valve and having a provided with screw threads, a nut member threadedly mounted on said stem, means for guiding said nut' member for sliding movement relatively to the casing and axially of the stem movement, a pawl pivotally mounted on said casing and having a portion engaging the nut member to retain the latter in a fixed, non-sliding position, a lever pivotally mounted on said casing, means carried by the lever and operable upon movement of the lever to displace the valve stem axially to retract the valve v said pawl and nut member having co-acting cam surfaces to shift the pawl out of engagement with the nut member upon axial movement of the .nut member, and means on said lever for releasab'ly blocking shifting oi the pawl.

wnnEM BRACKMANN.

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